Muslim Women Bridge Differences To Help Refugees Resettle In U.S.
Religion News Service | By Omar Sacirbey LYNN, Mass. (RNS) Iman Shati is a Shiite Muslim who wears the hijab and was a housewife in Iraq. Ayfer Abed Aljabar is […]
Pilgrims brave illness to perform haj
Four days before leaving for the haj pilgrimage, retired private school teacher, Harun MS bin Umar, was still lying in a bed in Labuhan Ruku Hospital in Batubara, North Sumatra. […]
Three arrested in teenage shooting – Pakistan Police
Pakistan police: Three arrested over teen peace activist shooting Rashid Mahmood / AFP – Getty Images Students recite verses from the Quran as they pray for Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head in a Taliban assassination attempt, at her school in Mingora, the main town of […]
“Unheard & Unspoken” terror stories blocked
Source: Milligazette This is surprising, because everyone thought that website content has been blocked because of Assam violence and exodus of people of North East India from Bangalore and elsewhere. The Milli Gazette Published Online: Oct 02, 2012 Print Issue: 1-15 September 2012 By Kashif-ul-Huda Editor, twocircles.net I woke up […]
Can Islamic finance provide salvation for the banking sector?
Source: The Bull.com.au By Jikon Lai, University of Melbourne Islamic finance has grown and expanded rapidly in recent years. It was recently announced that, following in the footsteps of some of its European neighbours, Germany will soon have its first Islamic bank — which is ironic if you think about […]
European Royingya Council Issues ‘Denmark Declaration’
Source: Salem News More than one hundred young generations with vision, passion, solidarity, hope, unity and perseverance finally decided to form an umbrella organization with the name of “The European Rohingya Council (ERC)” The European Rohingya Council (ESBJERG, Denmark) – A historical two-day convention of Rohingyas living in Europe was […]
Scuffles erupt over Egyptian court ruling
Source: TOI CAIRO: Tensions between rival Egyptian political factions erupted into scuffles on Friday during a protest against a court ruling that acquitted officials from Hosni Mubarak’s era of ordering a camel charge against demonstrators in last year’s uprising. While the activists were united in anger at the court ruling, […]
The fast and steady descent into chaos (The 2.4 million Ahmadis in Pakistan are the most persecuted group in the country)
Source: The Pioneer via Wasim Sroya: Voices of sanity are steadily losing ground in Pakistan. Moderate elements are being harassed, physically assaulted and even killed by hardliners within and outside the administration The 2.4 million Ahmadis in Pakistan are the most persecuted group in the country. Despite their reverence for […]
A Fat, Mustachioed Orphan Finds a Home
Source: NY Times: How do you transport a 234-pound baby to New York City? If he’s a 15-week-old walrus rescued from the open ocean off Alaska, the answer is a jumbo-size crate aboard a FedEx cargo jet, accompanied by a veterinarian and a handler. More:
Give up extremism, gentlemen, and let this country breathe
Source: ET As this country plumbs ever newer depths of the crap-hole, it becomes clearer to Pakistanis that those that hold it by the throat were always wrong; that they were not merely deluded, they were dishonest because they wanted a bigger share of the measly national pie; that they […]
Biden comes out swinging at debate, clashes with Ryan
Source: TOI: US Vice-President Joe Biden leaped to the attack against Republican challenger Paul Ryan in a lively debate on Thursday, aggressively defending the administration’s economic and foreign policies in a bid to regain momentum in the White House race. ANVILLE: US Vice-President Joe Biden leaped to the attack against […]
Taliban’s ‘Radio Mullah’ sent hit squad after Pakistani schoolgirl
Source: TOI: Injured Malala Yousufzai who was shot by Taliban assailants on October 9. PESHAWAR: One of the Taliban’s most feared commanders, Maulana Fazlullah, carefully briefed two killers from his special hit squad on their next target. The gunmen weren’t going after any army officer, politician or western diplomat. Their […]
Education minister faces plagiarism accusations
Source: The Local: An anonymous blogger claims he has found 92 examples of plagiarism in the PhD thesis German Education Minister Annette Schavan wrote 42 years ago. More:
Refugee protest march pitches up in Berlin
Source: The Local On September 8, a group of 20 asylum seekers and activists set off on foot from the southern German city of Würzburg. As they marched up the country, banners in hand, they stopped off at different refugee shelters, urging fellow Flüchtlinge to join them. The group grew […]
Germany hails EU Nobel Peace Prize win
Source:The Local: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former chancellor Helmut Kohl hailed the choice of the crisis-hit European Union for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. More:
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
“From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” tells the epic story of the rise of Christianity. Explore the life and death of Jesus, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity. Drawing upon historical evidence, the series challenges familiar assumptions […]
Next 36 to 48 hours critical for Malala, say specialists
The Muslim Times’ Editor for Pakistan Credit: Xpress Tribune By Sunara Nizami Published: October 12, 2012 RAWALPINDI: Neuro-surgical and intensive care specialists have said that although Malala’s state is satisfactory, the next […]
Seven Royal Marines arrested on suspicion of murder in Afghanistan
Seven Royal Marines have been arrested on suspicion of murder in what is thought to be the first incident of its kind in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. […]
Egypt’s prosecutor general defies Mursi’s order to step down
MAGGIE MICHAEL | AP ARABNEWS Thursday 11 October 2012 CAIRO: Egypt’s prosecutor general on Thursday defied his president’s order to step down to defuse public anger over acquittals in a case of brutality against protesters during last year’s uprising that topped the regime of Hosni Mubarak. Critics charged President Muhammad […]
Astronomers find diamond planet twice the size of Earth (wow! that would slash the prices of engagement rings!)
Forget a diamond the size of the Ritz – astronomers have discovered a planet partly made out of diamond, and at an incredible 40 light years away from Earth, it is visible to the naked eye. While visually appealing, with no atmosphere and temperatures reaching 1,648 degrees Celsius it’s hardly […]